Queen of Apostles Catholic Parish

Building on 100 years of sharing and caring.

SPRED Family Mass

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All are invited to celebrate the close of another wonderful year of sharing life and faith with our Friends in SPRED and their families on May 19th at 9:00 a.m. Mass.  We are deeply grateful for our secure place in the community of Queen of Apostles Parish where all are welcome. Please join us following Mass to complete our celebration with a our offering of simple treats and shared friendship.

Vocation Events

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On May 18, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., four men will be ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Blaze Cupich at Holy Name Cathedral.  Please pray for the newly ordained as well as all our priests.  We invite all parishioners to join us for this joyous event via livestream on the Vocations website.

Mother’s Day Appeal

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Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

May is a month to remember and celebrate the mothers and mother figures in our lives. These women-on whom all generations depend-are essential to the fullness of God’s plan for human life. May is also the month when we celebrate the important work of our Catholic Charities. Helping mothers in need is core to our Catholic faith and a cornerstone mission for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Whether they be single mothers, mothers of children with special needs, foster mothers, or mothers who are migrants, we help them and their children.

Your generous donation to the Mother’s Day Collection for Catholic Charities enables this urgent work. Catholic Charities was founded more than a century ago by the Archdiocese to help those in need in Cook and Lake counties. As the largest provider of human services in our region, Catholic Charities serves nearly 400,000 people annually. This tremendous reach of services is only possible through your generous support.

Each year I call on our parishes to support Catholic Charities, and so I encourage you to be generous by contributing, either:

Thank you for your on-going support and partnership. May Mary, our Mother whom we honor in May, continue to inspire us to take up the mission of her Son with joyful enthusiasm.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Blase Cardinal Cupich
Archbishop of Chicago

QofA School Board Nominations

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Queen of Angels School Board elections are approaching.  Candidate self-nomination forms are now available for the School Board which has three open seats for the 2024-2025 school year. On behalf of the School Board, please give thoughtful consideration to volunteering your time and talents to this important board that helps support and sustain the vitality of our school and parish.

Queen of Angels follows a self-nomination process to run for a board position. If you would like to self-nominate, please provide a brief statement of 100 words or less describing why you are interested in a board position, what issues are most important to you, and why you would be an effective advocate for this organization. This material will be disclosed on the election ballot. If you have any questions about a seat on the School Board, please email Patrick Smith at pjmidfielder@gmail.com.

School Board Election Packet
School Board Self-Nomination Form

Self-Nomination forms are open thru Monday, May 13, 2023 until 11:45pm.

Thank you for your consideration!

Thank God for Our Shepherds

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On this Fourth Sunday of Easter, also known as Good Shepherd Sunday or Pastor’s Day, let us remember to give thanks for the ordained ministers who lead us in the Eucharist and continue to care for our flock through the sacraments:

  • Father Jason Malave, Pastor – 27th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood on Friday, May 24
  • Father Michael Mehringer, Associate Pastor – first anniversary of ordination to the priesthood on Monday, May 20
  • Deacon Dennis Ramos – 32nd anniversary of ordination to the diaconate this Thursday, April 25
  • Deacon Eric Sorensen – recently reached 17.5 years as a Deacon; 18th anniversary of ordination to the diaconate on Monday, October 7
  • Monsignor Jim Kaczorowski, Pastor Emeritus of Queen of Apostles and last Pastor of Queen of Angels Parish – 51st anniversary of ordination to the priesthood on Thursday, May 9
  • Father Larry McNally, last Pastor of St. Matthias Parish – 47th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood on Sunday, May 11
  • Deacon Ben Nieves, Deacon Emeritus of Queen of Angels – 49th anniversary of ordination to the diaconate on Thursday, May 23
  • Father John Hetland, grew up at St. Matthias – 13th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood on Tuesday, May 21
  • Father Charlie Plovanich, grew up at Queen of Angels sixth anniversary of ordination to the priesthood on Sunday, May 19

May their vocations inspire others to answer the call! Today is the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Let us pray that more may respond to God’s call to service through the priesthood, diaconate, religious orders, marriage, and lay ministry.

A Prayer for Vocations

Gracious God and Shepherd of us all, through the Holy Spirit, bless me with the gift of courage to respond to your call. Open my heart to great ideals, to great things. Inspire me, your disciple, to loving and giving — so that I may use the gifts you’ve given me to live the dream you
have for my life. Instill within me a bold and noble path of a life — that I live it well, whether it be in the single life, married life, the diaconate, the priesthood or the consecrated life. Unite me to Jesus through prayer and sacrament, so that I may cooperate with you in building
your reign of mercy, truth, justice and peace. Amen.

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